ECOLAB INC. — Director's Dealing 2010

Apr 2, 2010

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: ECOLAB INC (ECL)
CIK: 0000031462
Period of Report: 2010-03-31

Reporting Person: JOHNSON JOEL W (Director)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2010-03-31	Common Stock	A	241.81	—	Acquired	86409.78	Direct
2010-03-31	Common Stock	A	568.95	$43.94	Acquired	87263.57	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Includes 174.31 shares acquired by dividend reinvestment under the Dividend Reinvestment Plan for shareholders of Ecolab sponsored by Computershare Trust Company, Inc. and 110.53 shares acquired pursuant to a dividend reinvestment feature of the Ecolab Inc. 2001 Non-Employee Director Stock Option and Deferred Compensation Plan.